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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Love is always crazy for everyone, once you catch the
bug.You can’t think straight, make the
right choices, all because of the infection known as love. <3

However, if you don’t already know, for Vampires,
everything for them is already heightened. Therefore if they happen to fall in
love- it too is much stronger.

Now imagine fighting the odds of a relationship, and then
double it. That’s how it is for a Vampire. Once a Vampire falls for a human,
and yes they can and have- that’s when things get real! Not only do they
double, but it’s just a whole new ‘I want more!’ experience.

So, here we are in Michigan, the state that gets all of
the Seasons. Hot, Cold, Wet, oh wait, My bad. I mean-Spring, Summer, Fall and
Winter.

Firstly, this novella impressed me even more than the
first. Jezebel is a rebel, and I totally love her name, it is so fitting of her
character too! She is a kleptomaniac who has problems controlling her tendencies,
and those very tendencies seem to hinder more than help.

The money she has been surviving on, was stolen from her
last boy friend. And once it runs out, stealing isn’t helping her make ends
meet, therefore she must land a job. Well, maybe this could be interesting and
fun. Let's hope so.

At her new job she meets Steve. The thing is, can she
stop stealing long enough and keep her Vampire self at bay long enough to
keep this relationship? I mean after all, those both are her favorite things. And
should she turn him into a vampire, or will he even want turned into one? Decisions,
decisions….

I give "Pierce" book 2 five stars, because I totally fell
in love with this one even more. It was much more entertaining than the first.
This series is so intriguing I just couldn’t put it down, I read it in like a
half an hour, and then re-read it again. This book is truly enjoyable, and made
me smile, because I could truly picture everything perfectly, and felt like I
was right there. You truly need to read this series, it is exceptional!

Here are my questions for Jolie:

1. Where do you choose your names
and/or titles from?

Sometimes they come out of my head.
Sometimes I use name generators I find online. Other times I ask my mailing
list subscribers to come up with names. I run it as a contest, and the winner
gets their name and website listed in my books.

2. Are you enjoying working on this
series "Pierce"?

I love creating various paranormal
romance scenarios for my Pierce characters. I love creating everyday situations
that we all deal with love, jealousy, betrayal, etc.

3. Do you have big plans for
"Pierce"?

No matter what happens with
"Pierce," I plan to publish two novellas a month until the end of
2016. I believe more and more readers will find out about the novellas and will
enjoy them.

4. Who is your favorite character or
have they been written yet?

My favorite character so far in the
“Pierce” novellas is Jezebel, found in Novella 2. She's a take charge, no fear
type of vampire.

5. What was your favorite series to
write and why?

My favorite series so far to write
is “Pierce,” my current vampire series. I had a lot of fun with my “Benton”
zombie series, too. However, I grew tired of writing about zombies. I have a
vampire billionaire series coming up too - alpha male, sex, exciting scenarios.

6. What are your hobbies?

I pole dance for fitness. I also
enjoy cooking healthy meals for my family, especially my husband since we're almost
empty nesters.I like to garden. I don't know if reading and listening to good
music are hobbies, but I enjoy doing those.

7. Out of all the Authors/writers
and people I've met- I liked that you aren't afraid to tell it like it is. How
long have you been like that or were you always? If you weren't always- did
something make you that way?

Thanks! I've always been outspoken.
I grew up with strong black women in my family. That's where I got it from. For
example, my grandmother is in her 90s, yet she's not afraid of anyone.

8. Do you ever get writers block?

Nope! If something is going on in my
life that's bothering me, and depression hits, I won't feel like writing. Or if
I have too many articles to write, it prevents me from writing fiction as much
as I want. But it's never writer's block. I've got enough stories in my head to
write about until the day I die. I was a huge daydreamer when I was little. Now
I write all that stuff down.

9. Have you met any other Authors or
writers?

Yes! I used to attend a lot of
writers conferences. Most of it was before social media got going. Now, in the
21st century, an author can stay home and communicate online. It's still good
to get out from behind your computer and meet authors and readers. I still do
it.

10. Please share with us all of your
links to follow you and learn more about you:

The two social media sites where I'm
most active are Facebook and Twitter. I always respond to people who comment on
my Facebook page or who tag me on Twitter.

Love is always crazy for everyone, once you catch the bug. You can’t think straight, make the right choices, all because of the infection known as love. <3

However, if you don’t already know, for Vampires, everything for them is already heightened. Therefore if they happen to fall in love- it too is much stronger.

Now imagine fighting the odds of a relationship, and then double it. That’s how it is for a Vampire. Once a Vampire falls for a human, and yes they can and have- that’s when things get real! Not only do they double, but it’s just a whole new ‘I want more!’ experience.

So, here we are in Michigan, the state that gets all of the Seasons. Hot, Cold, Wet, oh wait, My bad. I mean-Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.

Firstly, this novella impressed me even more than the first. Jezebel is a rebel, and I totally love her name, it is so fitting of her character too! She is a kleptomaniac who has problems controlling her tendencies, and those very tendencies seem to hinder more than help.

The money she has been surviving on, was stolen from her last boy friend. And once it runs out, stealing isn’t helping her make ends meet, therefore she must land a job. Well, maybe this could be interesting and fun. Let's hope so.

At her new job she meets Steve. The thing is, can she stop stealing long enough and keep her Vampire self at bay long enough to keep this relationship? I mean after all, those both are her favorite things. And should she turn him into a vampire, or will he even want turned into one? Decisions, decisions….

I give "Pierce" book 2 five stars, because I totally fell in love with this one even more. It was much more entertaining than the first. This series is so intriguing I just couldn’t put it down, I read it in like a half an hour, and then re-read it again. This book is truly enjoyable, and made me smile, because I could truly picture everything perfectly, and felt like I was right there. You truly need to read this series, it is exceptional!

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Isabel …. Shes one of the few mortals who ever
seen him, the monster that he is, whilst people are in their final moments. And
Isabel, she loved him, no matter who or what he was.She loved him for him.

And he wanted Isabel no matter how hard he tried
not to. Or…did he even try not to? Love has amazing powers doesn’t it….

Is Asher going to make things worse, or is he
going to make them better? Does he want to help, can he help, what can he do?
What power does he have?

What could happen next? Never ever ask that!!!

Since Izzy has avoided taking the elevator down,
well then the big guy will just have to send for her! Oh and have no fear my
friends, because what do they say?!

“Hell hath no fury like the woman scorned!” Izzy
doesn’t play. Not when Sherri writes for her! But- look out below people,
Father Time wants in on the action too!

Asher is loyal with honor and he does not want
to give up on his love, and his love does not want to give up on him. And love
is supposed to always find a way, isn’t it?!

This book is amazing, so fast paced, I love it,
much better than the first! I completely fell in love with this one! I am
totally and completely pleased with this! It is a wonderful read! I l could not put it down!
I give it five stars! You will love this, especially if you loved the first
one! You must go get your copy today, if you haven’t already!

Here are my questions for Sherri:

1. What made
you write these books like a series?

I had a few reasons. First, I think there’s just
too much story there to be contained in one book, unless it’s something as huge
as Stephen King’s “The Stand.” Also, if you look at the market for young adult
books nowadays, there are very few standalone books. Readers get caught up in a
series when they find characters they love and they don’t want that story to
end so soon. I know I do. Also, the series format is a great marketing tool.
The first book is like a calling card and it sells the next book.

2. What made you want to bring "Father
Time" into this book?
At the beginning of the first book, before I had a clue what I was really
doing, there is a line about Time. Something like “Fate and Time choose when
and how a mortal’s life should end. Death just carries it out.” So then I
started thinking about Time as a person. Death was personified, so why
shouldn’t I turn him into a character as well?

I spent several years when I was a kid reading
nothing but Greek tragedy. (Just because I was such a wild teenager.) So I had
a pretty decent grasp of the mythology before I started, and then I twisted it to
make as entertaining a story as I could possibly manage.

Cronus is such a fun character, too. Everyone thinks
he’s insane, and why shouldn’t they? Past, present, and future are all
happening for him at the same time, which really would drive most people a
little nutty, but with him you can never tell. Is he really crazy, or is he
just acting crazy because he likes to keep people guessing? We may never know.

3. What movie star would you place as the "Father Time" character and
"the Devil"?
I really don’t know. I’ve never pictured them as anyone famous. They just look
how they look, if that makes sense. I think everyone gets a certain idea in
their head of what a character looks like as they’re reading. I try to give
just enough details about looks for the reader to form their own opinion. With
Time, he can appear to be any age; young, old, or a child. I picture him with
kind brown eyes and curly dark hair.
The character of Satan, well I think he was probably very handsome. He was
rumored to be the most beautiful angel in Heaven, wasn’t he? For most of Book 2
he’s wearing a mask. It’s possible the Fall disfigured him in some way.

4. What is your favorite book you have ever read even as a child?
Ok, these are all from childhood, but I’d read them again in a heartbeat:

“Jane Eyre,” by Charlotte Bronte, hands down is
my favorite. Edward Rochester is the quintessential anti-hero and Jane was a
thoroughly independent heroine. It was the world’s first romance novel, and I
still maintain probably the finest.

I also really love a book titled, “The Unlikely
Ones,” by Mary Brown. That one is a twist on the old story of the knight and
damsel story, although there is a dragon in it.

“Phantom,” by Susan Kay. That book is freaking
awesome. She told the story of the phantom of the opera from the phantom’s
point of view. She followed him from birth on and it was glorious! I think
Amazon still carries it. Read it if you can find it.

5. Have you met any Authors in person?
I haven’t and I really, really want to! I have lots of friends online from all
over the world who write, but as of now I haven’t met a single one of them in
person. I may have to break down soon and hit a book convention. I was hoping
to have my entire series finished before I did that, though. I just want to be
sitting at the table with a stack of books, instead of just a few.

6. What are you working on now?
I’m about to finish the prequel short story to my series, “A Glimpse into
Darkness.” It should be out in a matter of weeks if not sooner. I know it seems
strange to release a prequel after two books are already out, but I wanted to
explore Fate a little more. She’s a great character to write. She’s very
vindictive, but no good villain is black or white and she’s no exception. I
wanted to capture the moment when she first came into power and desire for
something she could never have drove her over the edge.

I’m also working on the third book, “Wings of
Defiance.” That one belongs to Grim and Gwen. I had so many requests for those
two to come back I had to give them a book. They’ve both got such strong
personalities they pretty much stole the show in whatever scene I put them in,
and that’s not a bad thing. It’s a bonus that they’re fun to write!

7. What famous people would you choose for "Isabel and Asher?"
You know, I really can’t think of anyone famous who would be a good Izzy or
Asher. I drove my cover artist, Danella Miller, nearly crazy trying to find the
perfect Asher for the cover for book 1. We ended up taking body parts from
several sources, but the Asher on the cover is perfect. He’s as close to the
Asher in my head as anyone will ever come.

My Izzy was pretty easy to find. She’s a model
named Kate Durant and she fit the bill for my character perfectly.

8. Do you ever get writers block?
I don’t get blocked in the sense that I have nothing to write, but I do get
blocked because there’s so many different ways a story could go. So I have to
stop and think through each possibility until I finally give up, write the
ending and figure out how I got from point A to point B. Also, I’m a huge procrastinator
which is terrible, but it seems to be a common ailment with writers.

9. What are your favorite things to do?
Writing is my favorite thing to do. When the story is flowing the way it should
it, lights up every part of my brain and I love that feeling. I have a
full-time job and a family like so many other Indie authors, so there isn’t a
huge amount of spare time for extra stuff. I’m really pretty boring. I’m just a
cat lady with a laptop and a dreamJ

Isabel …. Shes one of the few mortals who ever seen him, the monster that he is, whilst people are in their final moments. And Isabel, she loved him, no matter who or what he was. She loved him for him.

And he wanted Isabel no matter how hard he tried not to. Or…did he even try not to? Love has amazing powers doesn’t it….

Is Asher going to make things worse, or is he going to make them better? Does he want to help, can he help, what can he do? What power does he have?

What could happen next? Never ever ask that!!!

Since Izzy has avoided taking the elevator down, well then the big guy will just have to send for her! Oh and have no fear my friends, because what do they say?!

“Hell hath no fury like the woman scorned!” Izzy doesn’t play. Not when Sherri writes for her! But- look out below people, Father Time wants in on the action too!

Asher is loyal with honor and he does not want to give up on his love, and his love does not want to give up on him. And love is supposed to always find a way, isn’t it?!

This book is amazing, so fast paced, I love it, much better than the first! I completely fell in love with this one! I am totally and completely pleased with this! It is a wonderful read! I l could not put it down! I give it five stars! You will love this, especially if you loved the first one! You must go get your copy today, if you haven’t already!

Ah yes! A book that takes place on one of Florida’s own
beautiful beaches! Well, you should just see the smile on my face, and I am
only on page three. Call me prejudice, but I favor Florida and Ohio books, I
just can’t figure out why. ::Smirk::But…if
you know me, than you are a step ahead of the game, because you know why!

Skylar Shaw is a journalist who ends up on a very
interesting assignment. Said assignment ends up covering a plane crash with
some details that end up requiring even further investigation. During this
investigation, Skylar meets Luca Rossi a handsome Italian hunk, who has a big
secret of his own. Luca has been in hiding for two years, he once was a journalist
who had been working on an exposé about the Mafia, which destroyed his own
life, and sent him into hiding.

After Skylar and Luca have discovered one another, they
start dating, and having a magnificent relationship, building from friendship straight
into love.And Luca knows now that
he has Skylar, he doesn’t want to let her go, not now, not ever. He has been
alone far too long.

As for Skylar, she has a story, and she refuses to let it
go, and she thinks she can have love, and a story, and make them both work.
When she reports on a murder in the swamp, things get a little more heated
than she had anticipated. Now Luca and Skylar are both forced into hiding.

Their love life ends up being nothing like either of them
had ever dreamed. Skylar and Luca feel unsafe on the Florida shores, least
wise, once you uncover secrets that might not have been yours to tell….

I totally fell in love with this book, it kept me on the
edge of my seat, not sure what was going to happen next. I was worried, and
imagining everything so clearly. I was right there. I was certain I was
watching a Movie. I positively give “Hot Shade” five huge stars. This is an
extremely enjoyable book, more mysteriously and passionate than many other
books I have read! If you haven’t bought this yet, I suggest you do, you will
be glad you did!

Here are my questions for Tamara:

1.
What made you write this book?

I've
loved romance novels since high school and thought about writing a romance for
years, since my early twenties. I put the concept of writing a novel on the
back burner while I concentrated on my journalism career. In 2012, I read a
non-fiction book by an Italian journalist named Roberto Saviano. He wrote an
expose on organized crime, and then went on the run under police protection
because his life was in danger. (It still is). My imagination kicked in,
wondering about his day-to-day life. Since he was a young journalist, I
wondered if he had a girlfriend -- then started to consider what would happen
if he fell in love with someone while evading the mafia. My hero Luca was
inspired by this real-life hero.

2. How long did it take you to write this book?

It
took me about three months to get a draft and then another few months to edit.
It went through more editing with Boroughs Publishing Group editor Chris
Keeslar. In all, it was fourteen months from when I started writing to
publication.

3. What is your favorite scene in this book?

When
Luca dances with Skylar at the Sloppy Iguana bar to the song 'Total Eclipse of
the Heart' during 80s night. They both know they're in love with each other but
are trying to take one last stand against falling too deep.

4.
Of all the books you've ever read, even as a child- what is your favorite?

That
is a tough question. Ooh. So tough. I would say Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier.
Non-fiction, I think Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich.

5. Who is/are your favorite Author(s)?

Lisa
Kleypas, Molly O'Keefe, Tiffany Reisz.

6. What are your hobbies?

I'm
currently into the adult coloring phase. You had some coloring books on your
Facebook page that made me envious! I also walk a lot with my dogs and do yoga.

7. Have you ever had writers block?

No,
not yet. It's not a luxury I have as a journalist. I try to write fiction every
night, even if it's just a few words.

8. Do you ever imagine yourself as one of your characters? (Be honest now!)

I
think it was easy to imagine myself as my heroine, Skylar Shaw, because I once
was a rookie reporter at a small newspaper. I had to reach back in my fuzzy
memory to recall what I felt as a new reporter, though, because my attitudes
and approaches to stories are much different now.

9. Have you met any other writers?

I've
been privileged to meet and work with lots of talented non-fiction writers,
people that I look up to immensely. My favorite story about meeting a famous
writer was when I was in college. I met journalist and author Hunter S.
Thompson. I was nineteen and asked him what was the best thing I could do to
become a journalist. "Be a Playboy bunny," he said. I did not
take his advice.

10. What are your future goals?

To
continue to write news during the day and romance at night. To inform people of
what's going on in the world and to entertain them, too.

Ah yes! A book that takes place on one of Florida’s own beautiful beaches! Well, you should just see the smile on my face, and I am only on page three. Call me prejudice, but I favor Florida and Ohio books, I just can’t figure out why. ::Smirk:: But…if you know me, than you are a step ahead of the game, because you know why!

Skylar Shaw is a journalist who ends up on a very interesting assignment. Said assignment ends up covering a plane crash with some details that end up requiring even further investigation. During this investigation, Skylar meets Luca Rossi a handsome Italian hunk, who has a big secret of his own. Luca has been in hiding for two years, he once was a journalist who had been working on an exposé about the Mafia, which destroyed his own life, and sent him into hiding.

After Skylar and Luca have discovered one another, they start dating, and having a magnificent relationship, building from friendship straight into love. And Luca knows now that he has Skylar, he doesn’t want to let her go, not now, not ever. He has been alone far too long.

As for Skylar, she has a story, and she refuses to let it go, and she thinks she can have love, and a story, and make them both work. When she reports on a murder in the swamp, things get a little more heated than she had anticipated. Now Luca and Skylar are both forced into hiding.

Their love life ends up being nothing like either of them had ever dreamed. Skylar and Luca feel unsafe on the Florida shores, least wise, once you uncover secrets that might not have been yours to tell….

I totally fell in love with this book, it kept me on the edge of my seat, not sure what was going to happen next. I was worried, and imagining everything so clearly. I was right there. I was certain I was watching a Movie. I positively give “Hot Shade” five huge stars. This is an extremely enjoyable book, more mysteriously and passionate than many other books I have read! If you haven’t bought this yet, I suggest you do, you will be glad you did!